JUST A FEW STEPS past the lobby of the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium (MECA) on Skidaway Island, visitors will soon be able to enter an underwater […]
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Rock lobster
FOR HUNDREDS of visitors to the aquarium on Skidaway Island over the years, meeting Clifford the Spiny Lobster was a highlight of the trip. For over 15 years, until this […]
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You say you want a revolution?
IT MUST have been horrific. On Oct. 9, 1779, 8,000 soldiers from three different armies fought for control of Savannah. By the battle’s end, after about an hour’s time, 800 […]
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Tapped out
“WE’RE GOING TO PULL all the small bones in your hand together and make them work as one,” says ISKA mixed martial arts (MMA) lightweight amateur champion Stephen Bass as […]
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Deep focus
ROB STEWART NEARLY gave his life to make his film, Sharkwater — not because he was attacked by sharks, but because of his encounters with humankind. Stewart set out to […]
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College Issue: Workin’ it
RUNNING ERRANDS TODAY? The cashier at Walmart, the “gofer” at your lawyer’s office, and the barista making coffee for your quick pick-me-up may all have homework on the brain. With […]
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Blood money
“Is my urine clear?” The manual stated that my urine should be clear. My urine was yellow. Is yellow clear? I could see through it. Did clear mean: Not cloudy? […]
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Fade to black
EARLIER THIS YEAR, ABC was set to film a pilot episode of a show starring Alyssa Milano as a Savannah lawyer. The production was all ready to shoot, and indeed […]
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The fix is in
Dr. Cole Chavis works quickly over her tiny patient. Just two little legs can be seen as the patient lies motionless on her back. This small dog has no way […]
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Right place at the right time
Bustling, picturesque River Street is a mecca for shoppers, diners and sightseers. It’s easy to forget that at one time, it was little more than a collection of tired, dilapidated […]
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Obesity as a lifestyle choice
Americans have gotten way too big for their britches, and that’s just as true in Chatham County. Ask the paramedics at the Southside Fire Department. “We have far more patients […]
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Star power
There was a man who was walking along a sandy beach where thousands of starfish had been washed up on the shore. He noticed a boy picking the starfish one […]